General Information on Marriage and Family Therapy Summary of the PROPOSED Educational and Experiential Requirements   Applicants must have:  Educational Requirements: Applicants must have completed a graduate degree consisting of at least 60 semester hours or 90 quarter credits in marriage and family therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education, or a graduate degree from a regionally accredited educational institution and an equivalent course of study as approved by the board. Details of the course or study requirements can be found in the Regulations. Clinical Requirements: Applicants must have completed 1,500 face-to-face, supervised, post-graduate clinical hours, doing Marriage and Family Therapy with individual, couples, and families. This experience must take place over at least 2 years time. The supervision requirement is at least 300 hours, 150 of which must be individual supervision and 200 of which must be by a “general supervisor,” which is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Individual supervision means 1 or 2 supervisees per supervisor. And a clinical or supervision hour is 50-60 minutes. Exam: Applicants must have taken and passed the national exam after completion of all educational and clinical requirements.